Lower Suspension Bridge, Turners Falls, Mass.

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The Lower Suspension Bridge connected Turners Falls, Massachusetts, with Greenfield, Massachusetts. It was completed in May, 1872. There may have been some reluctance among the owners of Turners Falls to allow a bridge to be completed, since they never officially allowed a connection into the city to be built. One was, however, eventually allowed, but only several weeks after the bridge was finished. It stood until the great flood of 1936, when the bridge was damaged enough to need replacement.

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Item typePostcard
Documentary Photograph
PhotographerUnidentified
Date1872–1936
PlaceTurners Falls, Massachusetts
TopicTransportation, Travel, Tourism
EraCivil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
Rise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
Progressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
Great Depression and World War II, 1929–1945
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography; Printing
Dimension detailsHeight: 3.50 in Width: 5.50 in
Catalog #1999.03.0070
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Lower Suspension Bridge, Turners Falls, Mass. Photograph. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1999-03-0070/. Accessed on October 15, 2024.

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